Great Houses of Ireland
- ISBN-10
- 1856691721
- ISBN-13
- 9781856691727
- Category
- Architecture, Domestic
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Authors
- Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd, Christopher Simon Sykes
Description
Ireland boasts an architectural treasure trove of 18th and 19th-century country houses. This text looks at 26 of these county seats, from Curraghmore in County Waterford and Ballywater Park in County Down, to Glin Castle in County Limerick.
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